MONROE — On Saturday (July 24) night at roughly 8:00, Monroe Police were dispatched to Icemorlee Drive in reference to shots fired and a 13-year -old being shot, according to the City of Monroe’s communications department.

MONROE — The newly-minted Special Events Center opened on Thursday, July 22, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

MONROE — The timing was a couple years ago, when Thomas and Coliesta Vidak opened their restaurant — The Monroe Grill — with the hope that it would become a staple among the well-loved restaurants in the downtown area.

CHARLOTTE — Union Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has become one of only six emergency medical services in North Carolina to receive accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS), according to a report from Atrium Health.

UNION COUNTY — Students will soon feel those first day of school jitters, but parents may feel nervous, too, due to the outbreak of the Delta variant of COVID-19.

MONROE — The grand opening of the new Special Events Center in Union County will be held on Thursday, July 22. This center is located at 307 Cultivation Circle in Monroe, directly behind the Union County Agricultural Center, on the property of Jesse Helms Park.

MONROE — The Monroe Science Center will honor Dr. Christine Darden, a Monroe native and one of few female aerospace engineers at NASA during the late 1960’s.

MARSHVILLE — Common Heart, a local nonprofit serving low-income families, celebrated the grand opening of their East Union Economic Empowerment Center in Marshville on Thursday (July 15).

MONROE — When the doors of opportunity opened for Monroe’s Dale Loberger to work on a historic restoration project, he barged right through.

MONROE — The Union County Board of Education has voted unanimously to extend Superintendent Dr. Andrew G. Houlihan’s contract until June 30, 2025, according to a report from the Union County Public Schools communications department. The vote took place at the July 13 meeting in open session.

On Saturday (July 10), Serve Unity Outreach in partnership with local Waxhaw organization, Bundle of His, Town of Waxhaw and Forest Hill Waxhaw Church hosted a Serve Waxhaw Day. The purpose of the event was to highlight non-profit organizations and service-based organizations who help reside…

MONROE — For about seven years, Ed Simpson and his wife, Pat, have assisted with a project conducted by the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

MONROE — As of Friday (July 9), the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) reports 100,538 in Union County have been partially vaccinated under all programs. The 42% compares to 46% of the state’s total population who are at least partially vaccinated. In the county…

UNION COUNTY — Sreethan Gajula, 14, of Waxhaw made Union County proud on Thursday night when he competed in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

MONROE — The Monroe Police Department received a call regarding a shooting that occurred on Stafford Street near Brown Street on Monday, July 5. When officers arrived, they reported finding a male victim on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

MONROE — The Monroe Police Department initiated an investigation in reference to alleged child abuse involving a four-year-old child in mid-June. According to a MPD report, the investigation determined that the four-year-old suffered serious injuries.

MONROE — The Monroe Police Department initiated an investigation on July 4 in reference to alleged child abuse on two seven-week-old infants, according to a report from the City of Monroe’s communications department.

WESLEY CHAPEL — Two fires erupted over the July 4 long weekend in the Village of Wesley Chapel.

MONROE — Union County native and Cuthbertson High School graduate, Rachael Holzman, has been hired as the New Projects Manager and Marketing Coordinator.